That blonde Cylon has me captured. I dunno -- it's not that she's twitching my Kinsey, but I can't but think of feline strength and the resultant sexiness when I see her.
I don't give a good gorram about relevant, Wash. Or objective. And I ain't so afraid of losing something that I ain't gonna try to have it. You and I would make one beautiful baby. And I want to meet that child one day. Period.
Zoe ,'Heart Of Gold'
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
§ ita § - Jan 16, 2005 6:36:04 pm PST #9198 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DCJensen - Jan 16, 2005 6:54:30 pm PST #9199 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
That blonde Cylon has me captured.
I just happened to get a link about her from a friend of mine this afternoon. Her name is Tricia Helfer.
ETA: Username: buffistas PW: foamy
askye - Jan 16, 2005 6:54:50 pm PST #9200 of 10000
Thrive to spite them
Sci Fi is showing 33 and Water tomorrow starting at 4pm EST, and I really need to get blank tapes so I'll get them and tape the episodes tomorrow.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 16, 2005 6:55:05 pm PST #9201 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I think I have the opposite take of other viewers regarding the younger ladies - I thought the Boomer actress came off as very real, but was unimpressed by Starbuck's posturing. She struck me as one of those faux-tough jingoistic Barbies from Starship Troopers transplanted amongst all the good actors.
Mary McDonnell, of course, rocks the starship.
askye - Jan 16, 2005 6:56:43 pm PST #9202 of 10000
Thrive to spite them
Mary McDonnell's voice bugs me and so I'm always trying to work around that when I see her, I want to like her characters but I also want them to shut up. Hopefully I can work around that with BG.
JenP - Jan 16, 2005 7:06:36 pm PST #9203 of 10000
I'm with you on Starbuck, Matt. Well, and Mary McD.
Heh, that's funny, askye, because one of the things that bugs me about Starbuck is her voice.
Vonnie K - Jan 16, 2005 7:37:35 pm PST #9204 of 10000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
My understanding is that Starbuck is essentially the same character as her male counterpart in the original series, a cocky and brassy star-pilot with major problems with authority. I liked that they didn't soften her up just because the character is now a female, and thought she was effective in her quieter scenes.
You know who the blond Cylon reminds me of? Mystique from The X-Men.
JenP - Jan 16, 2005 7:50:05 pm PST #9205 of 10000
Well, I think portrayals in general are more... gritty? on the current show. So, yeah, same character, but portrayed more harshly. The arrogant, brash young rebel, if done well, I'm all behind, male or female. I think it's a hard thing to pull off well, though. If it's too over the top, if they're forcing it, it bugs me. Still, I don't hate her Starbuck. I just don't love her. Might be I'm not supposed to.
ETA: So, in retrospect, I guess I wouldn't characterize my issues quite as strongly as Matt did. Heh.
Katie M - Jan 16, 2005 8:09:04 pm PST #9206 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
It occurs to me that Number Six would be the Most Popular Character Ever if only she were male. I mean, come on! Blonde, amoral, sexy, occasional flickers of potential humanity--fandom would be all over her.
Gaius, while he has the amorality working for him, is probably not deadly enough to make that particular paradigm work for him. Oh well.
(I still haven't watched the new episodes--I wanted to rewatch the mini first--but oh, as you've all said, I'd forgotten how much I loved Roslin. Also now I really want to put Adama and Jack O'Neill in a room together. I'm not entirely sure they'd both come out of the room alive, but still.)
JenP - Jan 16, 2005 8:11:50 pm PST #9207 of 10000
Ahem.
With the power of you mad writing skilz, you could do that. Just sayin'.